71.   Hajredina said food stocks were dangerously low and many people in the area had not eaten for three or four days.

72.   Harun Al Rasyid, deputy governor for economic and financial affairs, told reporters that the city has prepared for the festive season by gathering additional staple food stocks.

73.   Government forces often loot or burn food stocks if they fear rebels will get them.

74.   He said food stocks were sufficient for a week.

75.   He said that the four suspects had valid reasons for maintaining their food stocks.

76.   He told the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, that would harm farmers, create surplus food stocks and send farm spending through the roof.

77.   He said his city has increased its emergency preparedness by boosting food stocks, linking up with local food distributors and deploying backup power generators.

78.   He said that his wife was also getting worried because they had no food stocks left.

79.   If food stocks drop too much then prices will start climbing and the needy will have even less access to food, FAO said.

80.   International aid organizations say food stocks are dwindling in Sarajevo and in other besieged government-held enclaves throughout the country.